Greater Middle East (bbabo.net), - US Central Command is working on plans to open a new test facility in Saudi Arabia. This was reported by NBC News, citing three unnamed representatives of the US Department of Defense.

According to the source, new systems to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be tested at the site, as well as air defense and missile defense systems will be tested and developed.

The material says that the exact location for the base has not yet been chosen, but US officials consider Saudi Arabia a good location for testing electronic warfare systems.

Talk of a new test site in Saudi Arabia comes at a time when the US is seeking to deepen security cooperation between Israel and its Arab allies.

Last year, Israel was transferred to the area of ​​responsibility of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, previously it was under European command. In a sign that the US is trying to work more closely with its allies, the Middle East Eye news outlet previously reported that Israeli troops were secretly deployed to al-Udeid, a US air base and the US Central Command Forward Operational Headquarters in Qatar. despite the fact that Israel and Qatar do not have official diplomatic relations.

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